•Greenback Party•Running Mate – Samuel Fenton Cary •Cooper came in last getting out voted by both Hayes and Tiden •He was 85 years old when he ran for president
Compromise of 1877 •Samuel J. Tiden won the popular vote
Rutherford B. Hayes won the Electoral College Vote by one vote 185-184
•However Hayes got 19 electoral votes from three southern disputed states. (Florida, South Carolina, and Louisiana).
•So in rushed effort, the day before inauguration, Compromise of 1877 was made•In the Compromise the Democratic Party agreed to allow Hayes to be the next President.
•The conditions of the compromise were: -The Republicans had to take all soldiers from the south. -They would make legislature to make the South more industrialized. -A Democrat would be placed in the Presidents Cabinet.
To avoid this from happening ever again, America wanted to have more secure elections and also to protect the rights of African Americans. So in conclusion the Compromise was a success by reaching an agreement. This Compromise ended reconstruction and caused political peace in the South.
•Benedict, Michael Les. "U.S. presidential election, 1876." In Campell, Ballard C., Ph.D., gen. ed. Disasters, Accidents, and Crises in American History. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2008. American History Online. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?
ItemID=WE52&iPin=DACH0075&SingleRecord=True (accessed May 7, 2009).
•Harvey, Gordon E. "U.S. presidential election, 1876." In Sabato, Larry J., and Howard R. Ernst. Encyclopedia of American Political Parties and Elections. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2006. American History Online. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?
ItemID=WE52&iPin=EAPPE0315&SingleRecord=True (accessed May 7, 2009).
Election of 1876 – Rutherford B. Hayes
•Republican
•Home state – Ohio
•Running Mate – William Almon Wheeler
•Electoral Vote – 185
•States Carried – 21
•Popular Vote - 4,034,311
•Percentage – 47.9%
Election of 1876 – Samuel J. Tiden
Democratic
Home State – New York
Running Mate – Thomas Andrews Hendricks
Electoral Vote – 184
States Carried – 17
Popular Vote - 4,288,546
Percentage – 51%
Election of 1876 – Peter Cooper
•Greenback Party•Running Mate – Samuel Fenton Cary
•Cooper came in last getting out voted by both Hayes and Tiden
•He was 85 years old when he ran for president
Compromise of 1877
•Samuel J. Tiden won the popular vote
Rutherford B. Hayes won the Electoral College Vote by one vote 185-184
•However Hayes got 19 electoral votes from three southern disputed states. (Florida, South Carolina, and Louisiana).
•So in rushed effort, the day before inauguration, Compromise of 1877 was made•In the Compromise the Democratic Party agreed to allow Hayes to be the next President.
•The conditions of the compromise were:
-The Republicans had to take all soldiers from the south.
-They would make legislature to make the South more industrialized.
-A Democrat would be placed in the Presidents Cabinet.
To avoid this from happening ever again, America wanted to have more secure elections and also to protect the rights of African Americans. So in conclusion the Compromise was a success by reaching an agreement. This Compromise ended reconstruction and caused political peace in the South.
•Benedict, Michael Les. "U.S. presidential election, 1876." In Campell, Ballard C., Ph.D., gen. ed. Disasters, Accidents, and Crises in American History. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2008. American History Online. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?
ItemID=WE52&iPin=DACH0075&SingleRecord=True (accessed May 7, 2009).
•Harvey, Gordon E. "U.S. presidential election, 1876." In Sabato, Larry J., and Howard R. Ernst. Encyclopedia of American Political Parties and Elections. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2006. American History Online. Facts On File, Inc. http://www.fofweb.com/activelink2.asp?
ItemID=WE52&iPin=EAPPE0315&SingleRecord=True (accessed May 7, 2009).
By: Austin Koenig